HousingWireHousingWire Expanded rules for appraisal waivers take effect on purchase transactions starting the first quarter of 2025. Announcements were made on October 28, 2024 by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) who stated the policy action “builds upon the long-running success of…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire If you’re struggling to market your business on social media, or worse, haven’t even started yet, you might be in for a rude awakening in 2025. While you were pulling your hair out trying to come up with the perfect post idea, other agents in your farm area just…did…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) has taken things a step further in its battle with Phoenix Realtors (PAR) over the local trade group’s MLS Choice program. On Monday, NAR notified its leadership and members that it had made the decision to initiate the charter revocation process against PAR. This came after…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The reverse mortgage industry has had an eventful year, and the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) stands ready for yet another year of change according to Steve Irwin, its president. With political changes on the horizon, debate about some core Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program attributes and…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The legal department at eXp Realty and parent company eXp World Holdings is not getting any rest over the holidays. The real estate brokerage, along with several executives including eXp World Holdings CEO Glenn Sanford, eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja, COO Patrick O’Neill, and eXp General Counsel James Bramble,…
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